This is a follow up to the newsletter we sent last week about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act), which you can access here. Trenam Law’s Employment Law Group wants to let you know that the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its first guidance on the Act, which…
Originally published in The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 94, No. 2, March/April 2020. The importance of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA or the act), 15 U.S.C. §1681, et seq., cannot be underestimated as each of us depends on the accuracy of information collected and shared about us to evaluate…
In an article published on January 21, 2020 by Modern Restaurant Management, Jacqueline Prats provides insight on the December 2019 NLRB ruling on employer confidentiality, specifically its impact on the restaurant and hospitality industry. Between 2005 and 2015, the restaurant and hospitality industry had the highest percentage (14 percent) of…
In a Law360 article published on September 25, 2019, Alicia Koepke provides insight on the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently released overtime rule, which updated the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) overtime and minimum wage requirements by raising the salary threshold to $35,568 per year for employees to qualify as…
As many businesses will recall, in 2016 the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that more than doubled the minimum salary that must be paid to certain employees for them to remain exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, but a federal court enjoined and declared that…
Two Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that forty-six of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Additionally, two attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in their particular specialty and region, they…
In a Daily Business Review article published on February 28, 2019, Alicia Koepke provides insight on both the recent and anticipated changes to wage-and-hour laws locally in Florida, as well as nationally, that are important for employers to take note of – especially given that wage-and-hour claims are among the…
Firm Ranked in 29 Practice Areas in Tampa Bay Region TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that the firm received 19 top-tier rankings in the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firm” rankings in the Tampa and St. Petersburg metropolitan regions. Overall, Trenam…
In an article published on August 24, 2018 at Modern Restaurant Management, Alicia Koepke brings attention to the reality of workplace bullying and harassment, as well as the potential implications this type of conduct may have on restaurants and other employers. “Many people use the terms ‘harassment’ and ‘bullying’ interchangeably…
Originally published in the September/October issue of The Florida Bar Journal. We have all heard the sayings about our choices, or lack thereof, of the people in our lives: “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your relatives”; “You’ll be known by the company you keep”; and “Keep…
